Italia

We are now in Florence. Nice was alright, a pretty city but theres not a whole lot to do there. Im glad we only spent 2 days there. Then we headed to the cinque Terre, and upon our arrival had to climb what seemed like a million stairs to our room... but it was worth it. We had a private room in a small villa overlooking the beautiful hills of the Italian Riviera. The next day we tackled the 5 hour hike between all five villages, starting where we were staying in Riomaggiore. We went Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, and finally Monterosso where we got to relieve our tired bodies in the ocean. The hike was beautiful though, totally worth the pain my glutes are feeling today. Along the way we also stopped at a small hut for fresh made lemonade with lemons the man grew himself on the land we were hiking around.. it was the best thing I have ever drank in my life.. I think i drank 5 litres of water as well haha. So far I think the cinque terre has been my favourite place, but theres not a whole lot to do besides the hikes and going to the beach.

Today, we took the train to Florence which was excruciatingly hot. But finally we arrived to see a full on cat fight in the train stations... two girls pulling each others hair, slapping each other and finally kicking the other down the stairs... welcome to florence? tomorrow we are going to the Duomo and to check out some of the markets, and then we will see the infamous David, all the while trying to escape the 35 degree heat in midday by taking siestas, as we have becme accustomed too.

Thats all for now. Miss you all.